1963 Florida Gators football team

1963 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1963 record 6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach Ray Graves (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Pepper Rodgers (4th season)
Home stadium Florida Field
(Capacity: 45,200)[1]
1963 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1  7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0  9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2  7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0  7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1  6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0  5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0  4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2  1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1  3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1  1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1963 college football season. The season was Ray Graves' fourth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators started their season 1–1–1, the Gators having eked out their single win over the Richmond Spiders (35–28). Graves' 1963 Florida Gators won their last three games over the Georgia Bulldogs (21–14), Miami Hurricanes (27–21) and Florida State Seminoles (7–0) to finish 6–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of twelve SEC teams.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 14 Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, Georgia ABC L 0–9   43,000
September 28 Mississippi State Florida FieldGainesville, Florida T 9–9   36,000
October 5 Richmond* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 35–28   26,871
October 12 No. 3 Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama W 10–6   43,000
October 19 Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee W 21–0   16,500
October 26 LSUdagger Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 0–14   46,000
November 2 No. 5 Auburn Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama L 0–19   47,000
November 9 Georgia Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida W 21–14   48,235
November 23 Miami (FL)* Orange Bowl StadiumMiami, Florida W 27–21   57,773
November 30 Florida State* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 7–0   45,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game; from 1962 to 1967, AP only ranked the top ten teams.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[2]

Attendance figures: University of Florida 1964 Football Brochure.[3]


References

  1. Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1963 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  3. Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1964 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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